This is to share my a little of our (larger) family experiences. We never know what will happen next, as we try to calm the chaos of our family life.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Grace

Grace=unmerited favor
I've been a Christian for a long time. Most of my life. I didn't always walk right, but I knew the Truth, and eventually I let the Truth set me free (because God can set you free, but you choose to carry around the chains anyway). Something long-time Christians may struggle with is thinking all they do for Christ proves to Him how righteous they are. (Righteous=right in God's eyes)

My epiphany for this week is that God's grace, given to me by Jesus, makes me righteous. Not what I do. Oh, I knew this all along. I knew I was saved by grace and not works. I've taken college classes on being sanctified and justified, and I knew what they meant. But somewhere along the line, I started feeling like all I DO shows what I AM to God.

And here's the thing: I am still right in God's eyes even if I'm not teaching a class; I'm right in God's eyes even if my husband isn't the Praise and Worship leader; I'm right in God's eyes even if we drop all our responsibilities at our church and walk away. What I DO does not make me what I AM to God. (***Goosebumps***) It's what HE did.

2 comments:

It is the most lovely epiphany a girl can have right there! welcome to GRACE! It looks so good on you! love this. don't know how i missed your blog before? but I am here now. always love to peek in on fellow grace writers. love ya girl. enjoy the journey.

About Me

I'm the wife of a funeral director. The mother of 6 children. I home school, and home birth. We love our little "farm" with ducks, chickens, and a goat. If I had spare time, I would sew, cross-stitch, crochet, read, and write.